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EX-STATE ENGINEER TO BE INVESTIGATED; Gov. Hughes Orders Special Session of Grand Jury to Look Into Skene's Administration. SCANDAL IS AN OLD ONE Rumors of Favoritism In Awarding Contracts and of Payroll Padding Have Been Persistent.

ALBANY, June 23. -- At the request of Attorney General O'Malley Gov. Hughes issued an order to-day convening the Grand Jury of Albany County in extraordinary session during the month of July to investigate the administration of Frederick S. Skene, the Democratic State Engineer of the last administration, who was elected on the Hearst ticket in 1906. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on June 24, 1910, on Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: EX-STATE ENGINEER TO BE INVESTIGATED; Gov. Hughes Orders Special Session of Grand Jury to Look Into Skene's Administration. SCANDAL IS AN OLD ONE Rumors of Favoritism In Awarding Contracts and of Payroll Padding Have Been Persistent. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe